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Nina's Tragedies

2005, Movie, NR, 110 mins

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No amount of style or good acting can disguise the fact that this downbeat Israeli comedy is little more than a sudsy soap-opera with a distinctly unsavory aftertaste. Diminutive 14-year-old Nadav (Aviv Elkabets) has never had any illusion that he's anything but a disappointment to his father, Amnon (Shmil Ben-Ari); the fondest endearment Dad ever came up with is "my sweet little turd." After Amnon and Alona (Anat Waxman), Nadav's aspiring fashion-designer mother, divorce, t... read more leave a comment
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Birth. Death. Life. Love. Marriage. Divorce. Infatuation. Passion. Joy. Heartbreak. And dancing Hassids! Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of Nina s Tragedies, writer/director Savi Gabizon s serio-comic look at an Israeli teenager s coming-of-age and his attraction to his beautiful but emotionally fragile Aunt Nina. Winner of 11 Israeli Academy prizes (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay) as well as Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, Nina s Tragedies takes place over an intensely emotional six months in the life of 14 year-old Nadav (AVIV ELKABETS). The film unfolds through a series of funny and touching journal entries in which Nadav reminisces about this turbulent period in his family s history--from his high-strung Uncle Haimon s (YORAM HATTAV) untimely death to the passing of his estranged, deeply religious father, Amnon (SHMIL BEN-ARI). After Haimon is killed in a terrorist attack, Nadav is asked by his wild
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Nina's Tragedies movie trailer - starring Ayelet July Zurer, Yoram Hatav, Alon Aboutboul, Anath Waxman, Aviv Elkabets. Directed by Savi Gabizon. Theatrical Release Date: 3/25/2005 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Rated
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Posted: 3/16/2008
Year: 2005
Rated NR

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Ayelet July Zurer: Nina
Aviv Elkabets: Nadav
Yoram Hatav: Haimon
Shmil Ben-Ari: Amnon
Anat Waxsman: Alona
Alon Aboutboul: Avinoam

 

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